For more than 20 years, Thomas McKean has turned the New York City fare card into art. His supplies may run out as the city upgrades its payment system. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part charity sale. Five topped $100 million. Source: New York Times
When Picasso Created an Image of Notre-Dame, All in Glass
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
The “gemmail” — a glass mosaic — will go on the auction block with an estimate of at least $1 million. Source: New York Times
Words and Actions: Museum Shows About Seeking Racial Justice
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
Two exhibitions at the Queens Museum address efforts to create a more equitable society. Source: New York Times
Oscar yi Hou’s Paintings Lend New Frames to Queer, Asian Identity
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
The 24-year-old “internet kid” from Liverpool melds contemporary iconography with figurative works of art. Source: New York Times
Peter Schjeldahl, New York Art Critic With a Poet’s Voice, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
Mr. Schjeldahl, who wrote for The New Yorker and The Village Voice, was an indispensable guide to art on view, both old and new. Source: New York Times
Would a Casino Be Good for Times Square?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
The Broadway League opposes a proposal to open a Caesars Palace in the area, but developers are trying to line up restaurants and unions to lobby for it. Source: New York Times
The Rockefeller Family Estate Expands to Include New Artists and Audiences
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
The new David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at the Pocantico Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., aims to bring new artists, audiences and life to the Rockefeller family estate. Source: New York Times
Prints in the Art World Make Themselves Seen (and Heard) Again
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
A new exhibition at Print Center New York explores how 15 artists have used printmaking techniques since the 1970s to express their ideas about sound. Source: New York Times
In the Lives of the Tudors, Hints of the Present-Day Monarchy
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
An exhibition at the Met reveals the majesty of this former British royal family and the manipulation of its image to exude power and relevance. Source: New York Times
Are the Salem Witch Trials Part of Women’s History?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society gives the dark events a fresh look. Source: New York Times
At 13, She Fled the Nazis. At 95, She Runs a Storied Bohemian Hotel.
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Dylan Thomas stayed there. So did Bob Dylan. And Rita Paul, its doyenne, welcomed them all. Source: New York Times
Studio Museum in Harlem Announces Artists in Residence
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Devin N. Morris, Charisse Pearlina Weston and Jeffrey Meris have been selected for the residency, which comes with a $25,000 stipend, studio space, developmental guidance and an exhibition. Source: New York Times
Grace Glueck, 96, Dies; Arts Writer Fought for Equality at The Times
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2022
She made the art world a distinct beat at the newspaper, inspiring other papers to make it an industry standard. She later helped bring a groundbreaking sex-discrimination suit against The Times. Source: New York Times
F.D.R. and Andy Warhol Came for the Art. Now the Movers Have Arrived.
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
How do you relocate more than 100 years’ worth of (haphazardly organized) fine art, maps and prints? The family that’s owned the Old Print Shop is finding out right now. Source: New York Times